Yehuda Ben-Haim (29 September 1955 – 5 March 2012) was an Israeli

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. He competed in the light flyweight event at the

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. At the

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he had a first-round bye. His second-round match, however, fell on

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, and he refused to compete. As a result, Ben-Haim was disqualified and eliminated from the tournament.

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1955 births 2012 deaths Light-flyweight boxers Israeli Jews Jewish boxers Olympic boxers for Israel Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Israeli male boxers 20th-century Israeli people {{Israel-boxing-bio-stub